Family and delish food in Germany

Up at 630 to get out of the camp spot and on the road. Once again there was no one at the gate so we didn't have anyone to pay- we tried! We drove around for HOURS looking for wifi in Switzerland and let me tell you, there are NO Starbucks to be found. The only time we really needed one and nada. The plan was to visit Andy's cousin but of course we didn't have directions or any idea where she was. We did however start the day with a huge soft pretzel, that made things better. Sooo good. It helped offset knowing there would be multiple speeding tickets coming in the mail. 

Finally we found some wifi in a shady casino cafe, we got directions and headed off to the middle of nowhere in Germany. It was great to see Amelie. We went to a cafe in town (not a lot going on there) and drank our third cup of caffeine. Several nights of so so sleep and we needed all the caffeine we could get. Amelie took us to a very cool forest where the ground actually wiggled. There used to be a bog but it filled with first to make mud under the tree roots. Andy and Amelie were walking in front of me on solid ground. All of a sudden the ground they were walking on started to jiggle. I thought I was having an acid flashback. I stopped to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Amelie told us the ground was spongy but I didn't realize it actually moved! We jumped on it like a trampoline. So trippy!

Back in the car headed for Freiburg. It look us a long time because of several detours and deciding to take the scenic route. It wasn't too bad, we saw cool mountains made out of steep rocks and many castles in the cliffs. We finally reached Vorstetten (just north of Freiburg) and went to Andy's aunt and uncles house. They are very sweet and waited for us to have dinner although they didn't know when we were arriving. We got there around 8 and had a wonderful dinner of cheeses, breads, meats and fruit (and of course beer, wine and schnapps). It turned into a longer night than expected, those are always the best. I was exhausted trying to follow the conversations in German. I get some words and then try to piece the story together. After 1 we were definitely ready for bed. We get to sleep in a bed tonight! No putting the tent up in the rain for us! I predict a good night of sleep.